The Old Ivy House, Clerkenwell - pub details
Address: 166 Goswell Road, London, EC1V 7DT [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 2916) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Barbican (0.4 miles), Farringdon (0.5 miles), Angel (0.5 miles)
London Barbican (0.5 miles), Old Street (0.5 miles), Farringdon (0.5 miles)
Brewery: Shepherd Neame
Pub facilities/features:
- TV
- Dartboard, Fruit machines
- Real ale
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> Current user rating: 6.4/10 (rated by 7 users)
other pubs nearby:
Shakespeare's Wine Bar and Restaurant, Clerkenwell (0.0 miles), Bull's Head, Clerkenwell (0.1 miles), White Lion, Clerkenwell (0.1 miles), Peasant, Clerkenwell (0.2 miles), Well, Clerkenwell (0.2 miles) - see more nearby pubs
user reviews of the Old Ivy House, Clerkenwell
please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
| Called on a freezing winter's afternoon. Sampled the Shepherd Neame Spitfire which was excellent served by a friendly guy hailing from Venice. The Shepherd Neame website said that pub had been refurbished but the L-shaped interior was rather dour to my liking with odd artefacts such as wagon wheels and a vinyl record collection stuck in the walls. Didn't try the food but posters proclaimed that the food was fresh from famous London markets. outhousemouse - 16 Jan 2013 08:10 |
| Every so often one comes across a pub completely out of keeping with the chain/brewery who run it, and the Old Ivy House is a classic example. It's run by Shepherd Neame, most of whose London pubs are smart, central London affairs aimed at office workers and tourists. This pub couldn't be more different: it's a rather down-at-heel, scruffy local's pub tucked away on an uneventful stretch of Goswell Road. It has a U-shaped interior around a central serving area, and has the sparse, under-furnished look of ropey locals the country over. Spitfire and Masterbrew on, as Strongers notes, and my Spitfire was reasonably good. But overall I found this pub depressing, and doubt I'll be back very soon. grecian - 24 Sep 2009 10:58 |
| I doubled the occupancy when I walked in as the governor and a regular were watching a 2008 Serie A game on a plasma screen with terrible reception. Although clean the interior looked in need of some sympathetic refurbishment, but it was great to spot a dartboard. The old school governor was a very friendly chap who made me feel very welcome and my pint of Guinness was very well served. Spitfire and Master Brew were also available alongside a standard draught selection. I think that the gov likes to pour beer, but a little more attention to detail like writing on the A-board outside in legible writing and not playing depressing love songs would put this place on the radar of a few more people. Strongers - 4 Sep 2009 23:53 |
| Great staff. Good beer. anonymous - 28 Apr 2004 10:02 |
| This pub looks great from the outside, but the interior is a bit disappointing. Beers as usual, nothing special to me! Nele - 30 Jan 2004 13:58 |
